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21:8 Note: We read one or more accents in L differently from BHQ.

21:8 Note: We read one or more accents in L differently than BHS. Often this notation indicates a typographical error in BHS.

Key: khaki:verbs, green:YHWH.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Ἵλεως γένου τῷ λαῷ σου Ἰσραὴλ, οὓς ἐλυτρώσω Κύριε, ἵνα μὴ γένηται αἷμα ἀναίτιον ἐν τῷ λαῷ σου Ἰσραήλ· καὶ ἐξιλασθήσεται αὐτοῖς τὸ αἷμα.
(Hileōs genou tōi laōi sou Israaʸl, hous elutrōsō Kurie, hina maʸ genaʸtai haima anaition en tōi laōi sou Israaʸl; kai exilasthaʸsetai autois to haima. )

BrTr Be merciful to thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, O Lord, that innocent blood [fn]may not be charged on thy people Israel: and the blood shall be atoned for to them.

ULT Cover, Yahweh, your people Israel, whom you have redeemed, and you will not put the blood of the innocent in the midst of your people Israel.’ And the blood will be covered for them.

UST Yahweh, forgive us, your Israelite people whom you rescued from Egypt. Do not consider us to be guilty. Instead, forgive us.’

BSB Accept this atonement, O LORD, for Your people Israel whom You have redeemed, and do not hold the shedding of innocent blood against them.”
§ And the bloodshed will be atoned for.

OEB No OEB DEU book available

WEBBE Forgive, LORD, your people Israel, whom you have redeemed, and don’t allow innocent blood amongst your people Israel.” The blood shall be forgiven them.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Do not blame your people Israel whom you redeemed, O Lord, and do not hold them accountable for the bloodshed of an innocent person.” Then atonement will be made for the bloodshed.

LSV receive atonement for Your people Israel, whom You have ransomed, O YHWH, and do not permit innocent blood in the midst of Your people Israel; and the blood has been pardoned to them,

FBV Lord, please forgive your people Israel who you rescued, and do not hold them guilty of shedding of innocent blood In this way the guilt for shedding blood will be forgiven.”

T4T Yahweh, forgive us, your Israeli people whom you rescued from Egypt. Do not consider ◄us to be guilty/that we should be punished because► of murdering someone who ◄is innocent/had not done something that is wrong►. Instead, forgive us.’

LEB Forgive your people, Israel, whom you redeemed, Yahweh, and do not allow[fn] the guilt of innocent blood in the midst of your people Israel, and let them be forgiven with regard to blood.’

21:8 Literally “place/put”

BBE Have mercy, O Lord, on your people Israel whom you have made free, and take away from your people the crime of a death without cause. Then they will no longer be responsible for the man's death.

Moff No Moff DEU book available

JPS Forgive, O LORD, Thy people Israel, whom Thou hast redeemed, and suffer not innocent blood to remain in the midst of Thy people Israel.' And the blood shall be forgiven them.

ASV Forgive, O Jehovah, thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, and suffer not innocent blood to remain in the midst of thy people Israel. And the blood shall be forgiven them.

DRA Be merciful to thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, O Lord, and lay not innocent blood to their charge, in the midst of thy people Israel. And the guilt of blood shall be taken from them:

YLT receive atonement for Thy people Israel, whom Thou hast ransomed, O Jehovah, and suffer not innocent blood in the midst of Thy people Israel; and the blood hath been pardoned to them,

Drby Forgive thy people Israel, whom thou, Jehovah, hast redeemed, and lay not innocent blood to the charge of thy people Israel; and the blood shall be expiated for them.

RV Forgive, O LORD, thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, and suffer not innocent blood to remain in the midst of thy people Israel. And the blood shall be forgiven them.

Wbstr Be merciful, O LORD, to thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, and lay not innocent blood to the charge of thy people Israel. And the blood shall be forgiven them.

KJB-1769 Be merciful, O LORD, unto thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, and lay not innocent blood unto thy people of Israel’s charge. And the blood shall be forgiven them.[fn]
(Be merciful, O LORD, unto thy/your people Israel, whom thou/you hast redeemed, and lay not innocent blood unto thy/your people of Israel’s charge. And the blood shall be forgiven them. )

21.8 unto thy people of: Heb. in the midst, etc

KJB-1611 [fn]Be merciful, O LORD, vnto thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, and lay not innocent blood vnto thy people of Israels charge, and the blood shall be forgiuen them.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation and footnotes)

21:8 Heb. in the middest.

Bshps Be mercifull Lorde vnto thy people Israel which thou hast deliuered, and lay no innocent blood vnto thy people of Israels charge. And the blood shalbe forgeuen them.
(Be merciful Lord unto thy/your people Israel which thou/you hast delivered, and lay no innocent blood unto thy/your people of Israels charge. And the blood shall be forgiven them.)

Gnva O Lord, be mercifull vnto thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, and lay no innocent blood to the charge of thy people Israel, and the blood shalbe forgiuen them.
(O Lord, be merciful unto thy/your people Israel, whom thou/you hast redeemed, and lay no innocent blood to the charge of thy/your people Israel, and the blood shall be forgiven them. )

Cvdl Be mercifull (O LORDE) vnto thy people of Israel, who thou hast delyuered, laye no innocent bloude vnto thy people of Israels charge: then shall they be reconcyled from the bloude.
(Be merciful (O LORD) unto thy/your people of Israel, who thou/you hast delivered, lay no innocent blood unto thy/your people of Israels charge: then shall they be reconcyled from the blood.)

Wycl Lord, be mercyful to thi puple Israel, whom thou `ayen brouytist, and arette thou not innocent blood in the myddis of thi puple Israel. And the gilt of blood schal be don awey fro hem.
(Lord, be mercyful to thy/your people Israel, whom thou/you `ayen brouytist, and arette thou/you not innocent blood in the midst of thy/your people Israel. And the gilt of blood shall be done away from them.)

Luth Sei gnädig deinem Volk Israel, das du, der HErr, erlöset hast; lege nicht das unschuldige Blut auf dein Volk Israel! So werden sie über dem Blut versöhnet sein.
(Be gnädig your people Israel, the you, the/of_the LORD, redeemed hast; lege not the unschuldige blood on your people Israel! So become they/she/them above to_him blood versöhnet sein.)

ClVg propitius esto populo tuo Israël, quem redemisti, Domine, et ne reputes sanguinem innocentem in medio populi tui Israël. Et auferetur ab eis reatus sanguinis:[fn]
(propitius esto to_the_people tuo Israel, which redemisti, Domine, and not reputes sanguinem innocentem in in_the_middle of_the_people yours Israel. And auferetur away to_them reatus blood: )

21.8 Propitius esto. Pro officio suo benedicunt populo, ut non reddatur vindicta pro scelere, sed salus pro redemptione.

21.8 Propitius esto. Pro officio his_own benedicunt to_the_people, as not/no reddatur vindicta for scelere, but salus for redemptione.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / you

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Moses continues to tell the elders what they should say when they wash their hands over the heifer. He speaks to them as if he were speaking to one man, so the words “you” and “your” are singular.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) whom you have redeemed

(Some words not found in UHB: forgive for,people,your Yisrael which/who redeemed YHWH and,not hold guilt_of_~_blood innocent in/on/at/with,midst people,your Yisrael and,forgiven to/for=them the,bloodshed )

Yahweh rescuing the people of Israel from being slaves in Egypt is spoken of as if Yahweh paid money to redeem his people from slavery.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

(Occurrence 0) do not put guilt for innocent bloodshed in the midst of your people Israel

This is an idiom. Alternate translation: “do not treat your people Israel as if they are guilty of killing an innocent person”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

(Occurrence 0) Then the bloodshed will be forgiven them

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “Then Yahweh will forgive his people Israel for the death of an innocent person”

Parallel DEU 21:8

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